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The premiere of “The Orville” adjusted up several tenths of a point from Sunday’s early ratings to the finals. FOX’s show came up 0.4 to a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49, three tenths better than “Son of Zorn” in the same window last year.

NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” (24.37 million viewers, 9.1 in adults 18-49) also adjusted up and remained ahead of last year’s “SNF” opener. ABC’s Miss America telecast (1.1) and “20/20” special adjusted down a tenth each, as did reruns of “NCIS: Los Angeles” on CBS and “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” on FOX.

Upward adjustments in adults 18-49 are in blue; downward adjustments are in red.

Time

Show

Adults 18-49 rating/share

Viewers (millions)

7 p.m.

NFL overrun (FOX) (7-7:39 p.m.

6.3/23

17.23

Football Night in America (NBC) (7:30-8:30 p.m.)

3.8/15

10.44

60 Minutes (CBS)

1.1/4

8.41

20/20 special (ABC)

0.9/4

5.52

7:30 p.m.

The OT (FOX) (7:39-8 p.m.)

4.4/16

12.13

8 p.m.

The Orville (FOX) – P

2.7/9

8.56

Big Brother (CBS)

1.9/7

6.27

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) – R

1.0/4

4.87

8:30 p.m.

Sunday Night Football (NBC) (8:30-11:19 p.m.) – P

9.1/30

24.37

9 p.m.

2018 Miss America Competition (ABC) (9-11 p.m.) – S

1.1/4

5.35

The Simpsons (FOX) – R

0.8/3

2.28

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) – R

0.5/2

3.43

9:30 p.m.

Family Guy (FOX) – R

0.7/3

1.88

10 p.m.

Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) – R

0.5/2

3.36

Network averages:

NBC

FOX

ABC

CBS

Adults 18-49 rating/share

7.7/26

3.0/11

1.0/4

1.0/4

Total Viewers (millions)

20.70

8.69

5.27

5.36

Definitions:
Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ET the day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.
Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.
Time Shifted Viewing: Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

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Posted by:Rick Porter

Rick Porter has been covering TV since the days when networks sent screeners on VHS, one of which was a teaser for the first season of "American Idol." He's left-handed, makes a very solid grilled cheese and has been editor of TV by the Numbers since October 2015. He lives in Austin.

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